Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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Comcast FCC filing shows gap between hype, bandwidth reality

In a lengthy FCC filing, Comcast offers its fullest explanation yet of how it "delays" certain P2P traffic. If you thought that your 6Mbps connection entitled you to actually use 6Mbps of bandwidth all the time, Comcast begs to differ.

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16GB iPhone Now Available: Will You Buy It?

16GB iPhone Now Available: Will You Buy It?
Apple today announced a 16GB iPhone, which is immediately available from the Apple Store for $499. Now that the iPhone’s storage capacity has doubled, many of us who want to upgrade are left with 8GB iPhones and wondering what to do with them. Unfortunately, Apple will not let you trade in your old phone for a [...]

Mobile exec: Google, Yahoo are stealing our billions

Mobile exec: Google, Yahoo are stealing our billions

The mobile industry is booming with service providers, making it easy for customers to access all kinds of media and information. The only problem is that the carriers are letting themselves turn into nothing more than information pipes for other companies to take advantage of, says Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin.

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Mine safety agency OKs wireless tracker

Federal mine-safety regulators on Thursday said they approved the first wireless-tracking system to locate miners trapped underground. Read More

Furby redux? Ars Technica reviews the Pleo

Pleo, the cute little robotic dinosaur, has charmed his way to the front page of... well, everything. But is this thing all it's cracked up to be? We spent a few weeks with ours to find out for sure, and came out with a very different opinion.

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Video: New Android UI Shows iPhone-like Animations

Video: New Android UI Shows iPhone-like Animations

im pretty sure google will have most of the android critics eating their words come official release time...remember folks, this is just the SDK

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First Amendment Now Covers Forum Trolls

First Amendment Now Covers Forum Trolls
A California judge reversed decision allowing anonymous persons on net to remain anonymous...

Good Week

It was a good week for bowling. Monday-Thursday, 851 (4 games), 707, 708, 696. That's a 227.8 average over 13 games. I'll take that.

It was a good week for bowling. Monday-Thursday, 851 (4 games), 707, 708, 696. That's a 227.8 average over 13 games. I'll take that.

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Company shuts down cell phone directory

Jan. 29: While some people are happy to reconnect, a mere $15 could cost you your privacy. Kris Sanchez of NBC affiliate KNTV of San Francisco reports. (NBC News Channel)A company that once boasted of creating an online directory of 90 million mobile telephone numbers, and drew fire from cell phone users and privacy advocates for it, said Friday it has stopped the service “in response to consumer feedback.”


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Open-Xchange aims for U.S. expansion

Open-Xchange aims for U.S. expansion
Open-Xchange plans to expand from Europe to the United States--and move many operations too. Also, more components are becoming open-source software.